Green Mesquite BBQ & More burglar identified, charged
Austin police have identified and charged a man with the robbery of the Green Mesquite BBQ & More on Barton Springs Road.
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$25 for $50 Worth of Home Technology from The Sharper Image
Without high-tech gizmos, depressed utility belts would fill their pockets with cotton balls and passive-aggressively drop superheroes’ trousers. Keep your crime-fighting pants fashionably fastened with today’s Groupon: for $25, you get $50 worth of home technology from The Sharper Image ’s online store. Today’s Groupon can be applied toward shipping costs , which start at $9.95 for packages under 5 pounds delivered via FedEx. The Sharper Image’s catalog of high-tech gadgetry streamlines lifestyles with sleek designs and multiple functions combined in one device. The instant wine chiller ($39.99) breathes cool life into warm wines, fastening to the top of bottles and chilling the liquid with its icy interior tubes and stories of haunted casks. The voice-alert barbecue thermometer ($49.99) communicates wirelessly with a distant meat thermometer, conveniently announcing temperature and readiness like a proud stork on a delivery. Awake to conveniently positioned digital digits with the ceiling-lighting projection clock ($39.99) or dismiss distracting desk clutter with the multipurpose space-saving Internet phone ($49.99), which displays time and temperature, interfaces with chat clients such as Skype, doubles as a computer speaker, and triples as a footrest. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Fancy Hamburgers Are burgers happier when they involve sadness? Read more…
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Barbecue Meal for Two or Four or $8 for $16 Worth of Southern Fare at Green Mesquite BBQ & More
According to folk etymologists, the term barbecue is derived from the French barbe coup , referring to the annual pig picking commemorating the infamous Bearded Rebellion. Celebrate saucy beards with today’s Groupon to Green Mesquite BBQ & More . Choose from the following options: For $10, you get barbecue for two (up to a $23.56 total value), which includes: Two sandwiches or burgers (up to a $18.38 value) Four sides (a $5.18 value) For $19, you get barbecue for four (up to a $47.12 total value), which includes: Four sandwiches or burgers (up to a $36.76 value) Eight sides (a $10.36 value) For $8, you get $16 worth of barbecue. Entrees range from $4.19–$11.69. Praised by the Austin Chronicle for its “ambitious” menu, Green Mesquite has been sating appetites with choice meats—cooked with the restaurant’s trademark mesquite wood —and flavorful sides for more than 20 years. Don a bib or a tablecloth disguised as a tuxedo, relax legs on the outdoor patio, and peruse a menu of sandwiches, burgers, and barbecue platters. Po boys bundle the Green Mesquite’s signature brisket, sausage, or pulled pork within a crisp toasted bun, whereas its cheese steak slathers sliced rib-eye in cheese, sautéed onions, and a zesty horseradish mayo. Meanwhile, hefty third-pound burger patties mingle with cheese, chili, or jalapeños atop a soft-bun pillow. Green Mesquite is a dog-friendly eating environment , so doting canine lovers can gift their golden retrievers scraps of slow-cooked brisket. While wiping cheeks of red accents off the neighbor’s poodle, diners can nod happily along to the live bluegrass and country music on Friday and Saturday night. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Lawn Greatness Could your lawn double as a jail for ocelots? Read more…
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TMBBQFest, "23 Pitmasters in 23 Days": Cousin’s Bar-B-Q
Editor’s Note : The Texas Monthly BBQ Festival is almost here! Each day until then, we’ll be talking to one of the featured pitmasters, with questions from TM staffers, esteemed BBQ experts, Twitter followers and you, the readers of this blog.
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VIP Tickets to the Kyle Fair and Music Festival at Thunderhill Raceway. Four Options Available.
Music achieves its full emotional effect only when performed live, just as great literature becomes comprehensible only when screamed aloud in a crowded subway train. Enjoy public performance with today’s GrouponLive deal for VIP passes to the Kyle Fair and Music Festival at Thunderhill Raceway on Friday, October 14, at 6 p.m. or Saturday, October 15, at 12 p.m. Choose between the following options: For $22, you get a VIP package for two (a $45 total value), which includes: Two VIP tickets to the fair and music festival on Friday (a $30 value) Exclusive preferred parking for one car (a $15 value) For $22, you get a VIP package for two (a $45 total value), which includes: Two VIP tickets to the fair and music festival on Saturday (a $30 value) Exclusive preferred parking for one car (a $15 value) For $37, you get a VIP package for four (a $75 value), which includes: Four VIP tickets to the fair and music festival on Friday (a $60 value) Exclusive preferred parking for one car (a $15 value) For $37, you get a VIP package for four (a $75 value), which includes: Four VIP tickets to the fair and music festival on Saturday (a $60 value) Exclusive preferred parking for one car (a $15 value) The annual Kyle Fair and Music Festival unites the community with the smoky flavors of competitive barbecue, the colorful fun of a kid-friendly parade and carnival, and the twangy strains of an eclectic lineup of live music . On Friday evening, Thunderhill Raceway will roar with the sounds of Cheyenne , a country cover band able to replicate Garth Brooks’s twang, Kenny Chesney’s cowboy-hat silhouette, and Glenn Frey’s egg-laying abilities. Fred Andrews & Honeybrowne then shows off its unique fusion of rock, pop, and country melodies set to narrative lyrics of love won, love lost, and love absentmindedly forgotten on the counter. On Saturday, Grammy-winning Latin funk band Grupo Fantasma delivers songs fresh off its new album, El Existential , and Blue Clear Sky celebrates country monarch George Strait. VIP ticket holders snag the best seating in the venue and enjoy a short stroll back to their vehicle’s cushy preferred spot. While bands hoot and holler onstage, festival-goers can take a break to peruse rides and games at the family-friendly carnival . Toss bottles of snake oil to paraders clad in pioneer garb, root for your favorite barbecue champion , and browse vendors hawking arts, crafts, and cuisine (rides, food, and gifts not included with this Groupon). Though the fair offers select discounted tickets online, this Groupon still offers the best deal available. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Children’s Literature Do you and your talking dog even have anything in common? Read more…
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SRS Labs to Present at Big Android BBQ in Austin, Texas
SANTA ANA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SRS Labs announced today that the company will be an active participant at the upcoming Big Android BBQ, taking place October 1 and 2, 2011 in Austin, TX.
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Texas barbecue lives forever in Austin photographer’s book
Labor Day may be over, but barbecue is a year-round venture in the slick, sumptuous pages of Texas BBQ: Photographs by Wyatt McSpadden .
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$15 for $30 Worth of NCAA-Themed Grill Accessories from TheGrillTopper.com
The first party stores foolishly attempted to sell the actual experience of partying, complete with shouted karaoke, inappropriate heart-to-heart conversations, and complaints from neighbors. Stock up on real party essentials with today’s Groupon: for $15, you get $30 worth of grilling equipment branded with one of 44 NCAA-team logos from TheGrillTopper.com . TheGrillTopper.com outfits tailgaters and culinary-inclined sports fans with a range of accessories to protect showcase unwavering school pride and protect backyard chefs. The site’s signature item, the Grill Topper , sears logos and slogans from 44 NCAA teams onto cookout classics. The 1311 model ($49.99) emblazons foodstuffs with one large logo and four smaller images, allowing one to brand steaks with the Texas A&M logo , char burger patties with the signature _T_s of Texas Tech’s Red Raiders , or create a grilled-bratwurst collage for the living-room wall proudly displaying the Texas Longhorn . The 1311, mini-sized 550 ($19.99), and HD ($17.99) racks all nestle comfortably atop the heated bed of most gas-grill racks, large-size charcoal-grill racks, and all backyard-lava-pit ovens. Fire-loving gourmands can also don the site’s bold, school-logoed Grill Topper gloves ($18.99) and aprons ($34.99), or flip proteins with university-unique barbecue tools ($21.99/set). Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: What Makes a TV? The actors don’t live inside the TV. Or do they? Read more…
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VooDoo BBQ & Grill Franchise Expands to Austin, Texas
VooDoo BBQ & Grill, a Louisiana-based restaurant franchisor, will open five restaurants in the Texas capital city of Austin, continuing an aggressive national expansion.
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TM BBQ: Festival Tickets On Sale Wednesday Morning; One Last Hunt in Austin at 12:30
Get your general admission tickets to the Texas Monthly BBQ Festival on Wednesday, starting at 10 a.m. But if you are in or around Austin, we can also feed you sooner.A Come downtown at lunchtime for the final TM BBQ Hunt, where we’ll pick four winners in a random drawing.
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